London police carry out controlled explosion near U.S. embassy


  • World
  • Friday, 22 Nov 2024

LONDON (Reuters) -British police officers carried out a controlled explosion near the U.S. embassy in south London following the discovery of a suspect package, authorities said on Friday.

"We can confirm that the 'loud bang' reported in the area a short time ago was a controlled explosion carried out by officers," London's Metropolitan Police said on X.

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